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Plate: The Diamond — Das Mineralreich
Reinhard Brauns, 1903
reproductionpre1931-platerights: pending
The stone before the setting — rough, cleaved, and cut, in chromolithography that chases fire through paper.
Why it matters
The great mineral atlas portrayed gems the way court painters portrayed princes; the plates outshine most jewelry photography made since.
Notice
The printed dispersion — a stone’s rainbow, built from litho stones.
Meaning
Light was the first jeweler.
Source
Reinhard Brauns, Das Mineralreich, Stuttgart: F. Lehmann, 1903 — Tafel 41 "Diamant und Graphit" view source ↗
Material
diamond
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: PD-pre1931. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
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